More than Lack of Capacity: Active Impunity in Mexico

More than Lack of Capacity: Active Impunity in Mexico

Mexico faces a severe crisis of violations of physical integrity rights. In the past fifteen years, hundreds of thousands of people have been killed, over one hundred thousand have disappeared, and torture continues to be widespread. Observers emphasize the role of impunity as a critical causal fact...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of human rights practice 2024-05, Vol.16 (1), p.374-396
Hauptverfasser: Anaya-Muñoz, Alejandro, Cruz-Marín, Patricia, Cavallaro, James
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